Romeo and Juliet - Rehearsal 15

We only did one scene tonight, the party scene.  It was another rough rehearsal, but the end result is a party that actually looks like a party.  The business that all the non-speaking folks have come up with is absolutely brilliant.  So, the action is still taking precedence, but everyone actually looks like they're having a good time and enjoying themselves as opposed to "this is where the director told me to stand to stand here I shall."  This I will say, thank God for assistant directors.  It was Katie that first suggested how to make this scene look a little more like a party.  Duh.  Get more people dancing at the beginning and continue motion around the stage for the whole of the scene so that we allow the audience to let their eyes wander about the stage.  They should always settle back on who's talking, but everyone now looks engaged in the party atmosphere... except Lady Capulet (Jeff) who just stands at the back drinking a martini for the whole scene.  All in all, tough, but very productive.